Question

Ms.peters said that 5/8 of her dance students prefer ballet. What percebt is equivalent to 5/8

Answer 1

take 5 divided by 8 time 100 is 62.5 percent

Answer 2

62.5% is equivalent to 5/8.

Step-by-step explanation

For converting any fraction into percentage, we just need to multiply the given fraction by 100.

So,
`(5)/(8)*100 = (500)/(8)= (125)/(2)= 62.5`

So, 62.5% is equivalent to 5/8.